Description

MARDEN THE STREET
SU 05 NE
(east side)
3/117 Marden House Farmhouse
II
Farmhouse. Early-mid C18, possibly incorporating some earlier
work. Diaper brickwork with flush stone quoins and dressings.
Slate roof. Two storeys and attic, 3 bays, with rear wing on right
of 4 bays. Central entrance to stair hall, flanking reception
rooms and kitchen in wing. Six-panelled door with stone architrave
and flat hood on stone brackets. Moulded stone sill and mid wall
string. Painted 2-light stone-mullioned windows, but 3-light to
main reception room on ground floor to left, all windows with
gauged brick lintels. Wing has similar windows but fenestration
altered. One canted bay, and door with stone surround and canopy
on brackets, dated 1724, reset. End bay rebuilt in early C19.
Interior: Stair early C19 with turned newels. Right sitting room
has ogee stopped chamfered cross beam and corresponding spine beam
in kitchen to rear. Left room has stack to rear wall, and lateral
stack to wing. Principal rafter and collar trusses, and butt
purlins, full length of wing.

Listing NGR: SU0851857518

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26573252

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide